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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">banyans</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>main garments</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>banians</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>banjans</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>banyan</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>indian nightgowns</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>nightgowns, indian</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Men's loose-skirted wraps worn informally from the 17th to early 19th century; so called from their resemblance to similar garments worn by Banyans, a caste of Hindu merchants. Also refers to women's garments based on the men's banyan. ]]></note></mads>